Your guide to some of the stories from around the world, screening on Australia's own HD SBS World Movies channel (Digital channel 32).

TUESDAY 7 APRIL

What Richard Did1:00am, SBS VICELAND

MA15+Ireland, 2012Genre: DramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Lenny AbrahamsonStarring: Jack Reynor, Sam Keeley, Lars Mikkelsen, Roisin MurphyWhat's it about?Richard Karlsen (Reynor) is a charming and talented young man - the undisputed leader of his circle of privileged South-Dublin teenagers. A new relationship with Lara (Murphy), whom he meets at a beach party, seems to offer Richard the sort of connection that he’s always been yearning for. But one night, during a party, Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, Room).

WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL

Mystery Men9:25pm, SBS VICELAND

PGUSA, 1999Genre: Fantasy, Action, ComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: Kinka UsherStarring: Ben Stiller, Geoffrey Rush, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo, Greg KinnearWhat's it about?When Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear), the prominent superhero of a major superhero city, is captured by his nemesis, Casanova Frankenstein (Rush), it's up to an inept group of amateurs to save the world. Imaginative and witty, director Kinka Usher's film delivers a side-splitting and subversive take on the superhero genre.

Martin Luther King: His Legacy9:30pm, NITV

MUK, 2018Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Martin MilneWhat's it about?On the anniversary of his death, in this intensely moving and definitive documentary, Sir Trevor McDonald is travelling to the deep south of America to try and get closer to the man who meant so much to him and to so many others.

Fletch11:35pm, SBS VICELAND

PGUSA, 1985Genre: Comedy, Crime, MysteryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Michael RitchieStarring: Chevy Chase, Geena Davis, Joe Don Baker, Tim MathesonWhat's it about? While working undercover on a drug dealing ring in Venice Beach, investigative reporter Fletch (Chase) is approached by wealthy cancer victim with an odd request: he wants Fletch's help to murder him, so that his family can get his life insurance money. But Fletch smells a rat, and starts digging further into the story.

Loveless12:00am, SBS

MA15+Russia, France, 2017Genre: DramaLanguage: RussianDirector: Andrey ZvyagintsevStarring: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov, Alexey FateevWhat's it about? Zhenya (Spivak) and Boris (Rozin) are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha (Novikov). Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears. From acclaimed director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, The Return).

THURSDAY 9 APRIL

Angry Inuk12:00pm, NITV

MCanada, 2016Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: InuktitutDirector: Alethea Arnaquq-BarilWhat's it about?With selfies and social media, a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit is wading into the world of activism, using humour and reason to confront aggressive animal rights vitriol and defend their traditional hunting practices. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins her fellow Inuit activists as they challenge outdated perceptions of Inuit and present themselves to the world as a modern people in dire need of a sustainable economy.

The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe1:30pm, NITV

PGAustralia, 2017Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Ros HorinFeaturing: Aminata Conteh-Biger, Yordanos Haile-Michael, Rosemary Kariuki-Fyfe, Yarrie BanguraWhat's it about?Four African Australian women (former refugees), all victims of sexual abuse and violence, take on the risky and difficult challenge of creating and performing their stories in a professional Theatre production. The film charts their journeys over a 5-year period from tentative and painful beginnings in exploratory workshops through to the eventual triumph of their theatre show against all the odds.

PGCanada, 2018Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Natalie BallWhat's it about?An intimate look into the life of one of Canada’s greatest artists. Beau Dick worked within an ancient tradition and rose to the ranks of international success within the white cube world of contemporary art while never forgetting his roots. Meet Beau Dick illuminates a man whose art and life continue to transcend expectations and boundaries.

Blame12:45am, SBS VICELAND

MA15+Australia, 2010Genre: Drama, ThrillerLanguage: EnglishDirector: Michael HenryStarring: Damian de Montemas, Sophie Lowe, Kestie Morassi, Simon StoneWhat's it about? Seeking justice and revenge, five friends violently attack a man in his remote country house. Their plan: the perfect murder. Confident that their victim’s death by his own hand will not be questioned, they overdose him on sleeping pills, but it all goes horribly wrong when their attempt fails and their victim fights for his life. In the aftermath, questions are raised about the true nature of the events leading up to the botched attack.

FRIDAY 10 APRIL

March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step7:30pm, SBS

PGFrance, 2017Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: FrenchDirector: Luc JacquetNarrator: Morgan FreemanWhat's it about?Filmmaker Luc Jacquet returns to the Antarctic to revisit the Emperor Penguins who call the frozen continent home. A decade after making his Academy Award winning March of the Penguins, Jacquet spent two months shooting in the Antarctic winter using the new technology of 4K cameras, airborne drones, and under-ice diving to show the astonishing lives of these mysterious creatures in an entirely new light.

Felix7:30pm, NITV (repeats 10:00AM, Sat 11 Apr)

PGSouth Africa, 2013Genre: Drama, ComedyLanguage: English, XhosaDirector: Roberta DurrantStarring: Hlayani Junior Mabasa, Linda Sokhulu, Thapelo MofokengWhat's it about?13-year-old Felix Xaba (Mabasa) dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil's music. When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elite private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father's old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.

Lousy Little Sixpence9:15pm, NITV (repeats 12:45am)

PGAustralia, 1983Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Alec MorganWhat's it about?Tells of Aboriginal Australians' removal from their families to be sent to work as servants for white people and the rise of the first Aboriginal organisations in the 1930's, in particular the Aborigines Progressive Association.

Chaotic Ana10:25PM, SBS

MA15+Spain, 2007Genre: Drama, Mystery, RomanceLanguage: Spanish, Arabic, FrenchDirector: Julio MedemStarring: Manuela Vellés, Nicolas Cazalé, Charlotte RamplingWhat's it about?Ana (Vellés), an artist, leaves her hippie life of Ibiza for Madrid and eventually arrives in New York. As her journey progresses she is confronted with memories and images of young women meeting violent deaths throughout history. From Julio Medem, director of Sex & Lucia and Room in Rome.

SATURDAY 11 APRIL

Batman & Bill12:55pm

PGUSA, 2017Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Don Argott, Sheena M. JoyceStarring: Kevin Smith, Bob Kane, Michael E. UslanWhat's it about? Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it his crusade to make it known that Bill Finger, a struggling writer, actually helped invent the iconic superhero, from concept to costume to the very character we all know and love. Bruce Wayne may be Batman’s secret identity, but his creator was always a true mystery.

Buena Vista Social Club8:30pm, NITV

GCuba, 1999Genre: Music, DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Wim WendersFeaturing: Ry CooderWhat's it about?In 1996, Ry Cooder gathered together some of the greatest names in the history of Cuban music to collaborate on what became the best selling album 'Buena Vista Social Club'. Inspired by these colourful characters and their extraordinary music, director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) film follows the musicians from Havana to Amsterdam and finally to Carnegie Hall in New York.

Election10:05pm, SBS VICELAND

MUSA, 1999Genre: ComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: Alexander PayneStarring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica CampbellWhat's it about?Jim McAllister (Broderick) is a popular teacher and student government adviser who loves making a difference in his students' lives. Tracy Flick (Witherspoon) is the school's consummate overachiever, an alarmingly ambitious go-getter, who is running for student council president. Jim decides to recruit his own president, Paul - a sidelined football hero whose enormous popularity threatens Tracy's chances. Written and directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants), and a 2000 Academy Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay.

Finding Fela!10:20pm, NITV

MUK, 2014Genre: Music, DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: Alex GibneyFeaturing: Fela Kuti, Femi KutiWhat's it about?Tells the story of Fela Kuti’s life, his music, his social and political importance. He created a new musical movement, Afrobeat, using that forum to express his revolutionary political opinions against the dictatorial Nigerian government of the 1970s and 1980s. From prolific documentarian Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room).

Miller's Crossing12:40am, SBS VICELAND

MUSA, 1990Genre: Crime, DramaLanguage: EnglishDirector: Joel Coen, Ethan CoenStarring: Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay HardenWhat's it about?Two rival gangs vie for control of a city where the police are pawns, and the periodic busts of illicit drinking establishments are no more than a way for one gang to get back at the other. The third film from the Coen brothers, following Blood Simple & Raising Arizona.

What We Did on Our Holiday1:40am, SBS

MUK, 2014Genre: ComedyLanguage: EnglishDirector: Andy Hamilton, Guy JenkinStarring: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy ConnollyWhat's it about?Doug (Tennant) and Abi (Pike) take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability.

SUNDAY 12 APRIL

Friday the 13th Part 29:30pm, SBS VICELAND

MA15+USA, 1981Genre: Horror, ThrillerLanguage: EnglishDirector: Steve MinerStarring: Betsy Palmer, Cliff Cudney, Jack Marks, Amy SteelWhat's it about?Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counsellors follow -- including child psychologist major Ginny. But Jason has been hiding out all this time, and now he's ready for revenge.

Utopia10:30pm, NITV

MAustralia, 2013Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: John PilgerWhat's it about?This documentary film by acclaimed filmmaker John Pilger draws on his long association with Indigenous Australians; an investigation into Australia's colonial past and wealthy present, setting out to break the stereotypes of the first people of Australia. Utopia is both a personal journey and a universal story of power and resistance, of how modern societies can be divided between those who conform and the dystopian world of those who do not.

Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story11:05pm, SBS VICELAND

MAUSA, 2017Genre: DocumentaryLanguage: EnglishDirector: James LesterFeaturing: Darlinda Just Darlinda, Gal Friday, Hazel Honeysuckle, James HabackerWhat's it about?Uncovering New York City’s neo-burlesque subculture, this documentary offers a lingering look at several denizens of the nightlife scene, including Gal Friday, Hazel Honeysuckle, and the Schlep Sisters Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda, whose acts range from the classic glamorous striptease to more overtly comedic schtick.

Mosey on home and settle in for some classic westerns at SBS On Demand

A selection of westerns from the past and present now streaming at SBS On Demand.

Journeys Week is here to inspire you on SBS World Movies

Lose yourself in a collection of movies about growth, enlightenment and pursuit of happiness. Starts 6 April on SBS World Movies.

Best movies over 2.5 hours to stream at SBS On Demand, now that you have the time

Self-isolating? We've selected the best movies with generous running times, to sink your teeth into during the shut-in period.

Movies Leaving SBS On Demand: April

A selection of standout movies and documentaries leaving SBS On Demand throughout April 2020.